Hosea was believed to have lived in the 8th century B.C. The name “Hosea,” means “salvation,” or “He saves,” or “He helps.”
Here is how the Book of Hosea starts:
1 The word of the Lord that came to Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. (Hosea 1:1)
Hosea is shown to have had a difficult time and was told to take harlots as wives. But he also had difficult messages …
Received the following in an email:
Herbert Armstrong. I notice you quote him a lot at COGwriter.com Sometimes i wonder why COG people do this? I ask this because i have noticed as i try to share the truths of God with people online anytime someone connects a COG to WWCOG, they will bring up how the WWCOG and Armstrong had false prophesied multiple times. …
Russia declared a unilateral ceasefire for Orthodox Christmas which runs until tomorrow:
January 6, 2023
Moscow is accusing Ukrainian front-lines of unleashing fresh shelling on Russian forces, hours into the ceasefire: …
I listened to part of a video done on January 4, 2023 by David Pack of the Restored Church of God (RCG). He stated the following related to the Hebrew month of Tevet, 2023, and the Great Tribulation:
The Day of the Lord is perfectly, perfectly, Christ’s day–the day He became our Saviour … the 21st of this month , which is next Sabbath, ten days away, not quite ten, the 21st begins the Great Tribulation. …
Following last year’s lead of German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz (see Germany’s Olaf Scholtz wants Europe to develop joint air power and to reorganize), another German leader has called for reorganizing Europe into more of a dictatorial empire: …
Are the USA and its British-descended allies a modern version of Rome that is declining?
Doug Casey posted the following:
Decline of Empire: Parallels Between the U.S. and Rome
There are some similarities between the U.S. and Rome. …
Rome reached its peak of military power around the year 107, when Trajan completed the conquest …
Overcoming Depression and Discouragement
Psalm 143: 7-8:
Answer me speedily, O Lord; My spirit fails! Do not hide Your face from me, Lest I be like those who go down into the pit. Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You. …
The Temple Institute reported the following in its newsletter today:
“Yaakov, Yaakov!”
(Genesis 46:2)
Tevet 6, 5783/December 30, 2022
Yaakov, our beleaguered forefather, had a recurring dream, and while each dream was not identical, each dream was dreamed either upon exiting or entering into the land of Canaan, the land promise …
Deutsche Welle reported the following:
Russia has sought to ramp up its political and military ties with its key ally Beijing since Moscow faces unprecedented Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine.
China, meanwhile, has not condemned Russia’s war in Ukraine. …